Rise As Phoenix

Artwork by A. Andrew Gonzalez

We set the world afire
Igniting the flames
Burning too quickly
In our desires

As the flame extinguished
As well as our love
I find it hard to find in the tinder
All that became engulfed behind us
So I build on smoking scars
As I devolve into the ashes
Where I can defeat this pain
And live again renewed
And rise again as
Phoenix